MATH 141 - PRECALCULUS (FALL 2008)

Announcements

WHAT NOW?

• CAMPUS VISITS

• Tuesday, June 24 and Thursday, June 26 in my office (H-212), from 5-5:45pm. You can pick up HW and exams then. I have to leave at 5:45pm; I will be subbing a class at 6pm.

• SOLUTIONS TO THE FINAL!

Final (Chs.7-9) … (2 hours and 20 minutes)

Solutions (big file)

Part 1Part 2 … (in smaller parts)

• WHEN / HOW CAN I FIND OUT ABOUT MY GRADES?

• Grades available at http://studentweb.sdccd.edu

• Email me. I will flag email requests for grades, but I might not respond until after ALL of my grades are done for ALL of my classes. Other classes had their finals! Grades are due from faculty on Friday, May 30. Email me

• WILL YOU POST SOLUTIONS TO THE FINAL?

It's looking like Monday, June 9, based on my schedule.

• HOW DO I CONTACT YOU?

• Email me, though I may have to flag your email and get back to you later. Email me 

• You are welcome to contact me in future semesters and summers, as well.

• Check my website for my summer visits to campus, and also for my office hours for next semester.

• HOW DO I PICK STUFF UP? (FINAL, HW, ETC.)

• Check my website for my summer visits to campus, and also for my office hours for next semester.

• You can email me with suggestions on good days of the week / times.

• Everything will probably be thrown away after next semester.

• CAN WE STILL USE THE WEBSITE?

Sure. Spread the word. Copy whatever you want.

• THIS SITE WILL BE REVISED FOR FALL 2008 THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. THE OLD EXAMS FROM FALL 2007 WILL BE DELETED.

• HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!

• EXTRA CREDIT WILL APPLY TO BOTH MIDTERM #1 AND MIDTERM #2! MAKE SURE TO SEPARATE THEM; INDICATE WHICH MIDTERM REWRITE IS WHICH, #1 VS. #2: Math141ExtraCredit.pdf … You can put it / them in my box or give it to me during office hours the day after the final, if you'd like (by 10pm, Thurs., 5/22).

Ongoing Announcements

• STUDENTS ARE INTERESTED IN FORMING STUDY GROUPS. EMAIL ME IF YOU'RE ALSO INTERESTED!

http://www.kkuniyuk.com/Groups.htmlEmail me

• TEST-TAKING TIPS; REDUCING TEST ANXIETY: Test.htmlTest.pdf (pdf file)

• MIRAMAR MAY HAVE COPIES OF THE STUDENT SOLUTIONS MANUAL.

• SOME HOMEWORK HINTS AND SOLUTIONS!

http://hotmath.com/help/bookindexes/lhprecalc07/index.html

• BOOK LIST

CalculusBooks.html (Precalculus and Calculus Books)

• KEY PRECALCULUS SITE

http://www.purplemath.com (More links at the bottom of this page)

• LIKE PUZZLES?

Click here

http://www.stat.sc.edu/~west/javahtml/LetsMakeaDeal.html (Check my Math 119 site!)

Syllabus (Fall 2008)

Syllabus

Syllabus (Spring 2008)

Syllabus

Class Schedule

DAY-BY-DAY COVERAGE (INCLUDING HOMEWORK - HW); THIS IS MUCH MORE UP-TO-DATE THAN THE SYLLABUS SCHEDULE!

W (5/21; Day 31): FINAL, HW DUE (YOU MAY WANT TO PHOTOCOPY IT, IF YOU WON'T SEE ME LATER), BRING A SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR. BRING YOUR MIDTERM #1 AND #2 REWRITES IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO ALREADY. Have a great break! Grades available at http://studentweb.sdccd.edu; you can email me. Email me

COMING SOON (TENTATIVE PLANS):

Class Notes

These are pdf files. You can get the free Adobe Reader at http://www.adobe.com. Get a version that is compatible with your system!

YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE PERSONALIZED "SKETCH NOTES" IN CLASS.

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Notes for Midterm 1

Preliminaries: Logic and Basic Algebra

Chapter 1: Functions and Their Graphs

DISCLAIMER: I have not had time to update the page references and such to accommodate the new 7th edition of the book past Chapter 1. Be aware of this when looking at the "blue comments" making references to the textbook and the first part of the notes.

Notes for Midterm 2

Chapter 2: Polynomial and Rational Functions

Chapter 3: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Notes for Midterm 3

Chapter 4: Trigonometry

Notes for Midterm 4

Chapter 5: Analytic Trigonometry

Chapter 6: Additional Topics in Trigonometry

Notes for Final

Chapter 7: Systems of Equations and Inequalities

Chapter 8: Matrices and Determinants

Chapter 9: Discrete Math

Chapter 10: Conics [and Polar Coordinates - not yet]

(The Chapter 10 Notes may be updated.)

In previous semesters, the final was cumulative. For your information, here was the outline provided: Math141OldFinalOutline.pdf

Homework Assignments (Fall 2008)

#1 (Prelims, Ch.1) (15 points)

#2 (Ch.2, Ch.3) (15 points)

#3 (Ch.4) (15 points)

#4 (Ch.5, Ch.6) (15 points)

#5 (Chs. 7-10) (25 points; you may want to photocopy this before handing it in)

GO THROUGH MY HOME PAGE (OR SEE ME) IF YOU'D LIKE TO KEEP YOUR NAME "PRIVATE" ON YOUR HOMEWORK.

Old Exams and Solutions (Fall 2007)

Old Midterm #1 (Prelims, Ch.1) … Solutions (2 hours and 20 minutes)

Old Midterm #2 (Chs.2 and 3) … Solutions (55 minutes for Part 1; 1 hour and 15 minutes for Part 2)

Broken apart for older computers: Solutions Part 1Solutions Part 2

Old Midterm #3 (Ch.4) … Solutions (35 minutes for Part 1; 1 hour and 35 minutes for Part 2)

Broken apart for older computers: Solutions Part 1Solutions Part 2

Old Midterm #4 (Chs.5 and 6) … Solutions (50 minutes for Part 1; 1 hour and 20 minutes for Part 2)

Broken apart for older computers: … Solutions (1st half)Solutions (2nd half)

Old Final (Chs.7-10) … (2 hours and 20 minutes)

Due to the fires, we are expected to skip 9.4 and Ch.10.

Solutions (big file)

Part 1Part 2 … (in smaller parts)

Warning to Spring 2008 students: Topics were deleted in Fall 2007 due to the fires. These topics might not be deleted in Spring 2008!

Current Exams and Solutions (Spring 2008)

Midterm #1 (Prelims, Ch.1) … Solutions (2 hours and 20 minutes)

Midterm #2 (Chs.2 and 3) … Solutions (1 hour for Part 1; 1 hour and 10 minutes for Part 2)

Broken apart for older computers: Solutions Part 1Solutions Part 2

Midterm #3 (Ch.4) … Solutions (40 minutes for Part 1; 1 hour and 30 minutes for Part 2)

Broken apart for older computers: Solutions Part 1Solutions Part 2

Midterm #4 (Chs.5 and 6) … Solutions (50 minutes for Part 1; 1 hour and 20 minutes for Part 2)

Broken apart for older computers: … Solutions (1st half)Solutions (2nd half)

Final (Chs.7-9) … (2 hours and 20 minutes)

Solutions (big file)

Part 1Part 2 … (in smaller parts)

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